David Lack

Person · Open Library

Born

1910

Died

1973

Works

14

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Group

Active to

2008

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

   · 2021 · cited 84,720x

2. Basic local alignment search tool

   · 1990 · cited 80,810x

3. The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

   · 1986 · cited 63,602x

4. Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

   · 1981 · cited 63,362x

5. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

   · 2009 · cited 58,712x

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Quotes

• “Young Robins commonly disperse to breed between 1 and 4 miles from their place of birth, but only 5 per cent, have been found more than 8 miles from their birth-place. Once a Robin has taken up a territory, it rarely moves more than a mile, only 3 per cent, being found 1–3 miles away and another 3 per cent, over 10 miles away.”
• “In Lapland, all species start breeding 1–2 months later than in Britain, and the breeding season is much less extended. As compared with Britain, the Corvidae and predatory birds of Lapland lay early relative to the small passerines, but among the small passerines, and also among the predators, the different species tend to breed in the same order relative to each other as they do in Britain.”
• “The limicoline species in June and July, and the passerine species in late autumn, cross the North Sea primarily with easterly winds and hardly at all with westerly winds, whereas in spring they often set out against the wind. This might merely be due to a stronger migratory urge in spring than autumn, but it also seems possible that westerly winds deter migration in autumn because they are so often associated with rain and other unfavourable conditions.”
• “... Female song is uncommon in birds.”
• “... It is uncommon among birds for the female to be as brightly coloured as the male. ... A brightly colored female would be much more dangerous for a species which nested in the open.”
• “... 'duetting' is uncommon in birds, but has been recorded for various tropical species.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

David

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

London

Place of death

Oxford

Occupation

biologist

Position held

director

Educated at

Magdalene College

Employer

University of Cambridge

Languages spoken

English language

Religion

Anglicanism

Doctoral student

Chris Perrins

Field of work

evolutionary biology

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